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Beat Microsoft’s restrictions to install Windows 11

What you need: Windows 10; Minimum 8GB USB stick

Time required: Two hours

The launch of Windows 11 has been overshadowed by controversy about its minimum system requirements. Initially, Microsoft said only PCs with TPM 2.0 enabled could run Windows 11, and that certain processors wouldn’t support it. But Microsoft has now suggested a workaround that lets you install Windows 11 on PCs with an older version of TPM and an unsupported processor. However, it also says that if you use this workaround and upgrade directly from Windows 10, you’ll no longer receive Windows updates (including security

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